Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-20
Chronic Bronchitis.

Chronic Bronchitis is also an inilamma.
| tion OF the mucus membrane of bronchial
tubes. But this form more often occurs
| later In life, When a cold settles on the
lungs the disease either ends in bronchitis
| or pneumonia. Ii 1t ends in bronchitis, 1t
usually passes Off is cold in the chest, and
| still the patient does not feel entirely well.
| He feels tired and languid, aud is ipcapa-
BILE of taking his usual amount of exercise,
and experiences shortness of breath with
more or less warmth in the palms of his
hands. Soon after this cough appears. ac-
companied by an 4, exppectoratdion of thick
| flesh and stsength, and night swelts con-
| tinue, when the patient assumes all the ap.
pearance of having genuine case OF con-
sumption. But this is simply catarrh OF the
lungs, or chronic bronchitis.
III the latter stages of the disease the mu-
Gus membrane OF the larger bronchial tubes
sottens. while the smaller tubes and air
cells of the lungs the mucts membrane be-
GENES congested and inAamed. There are
no ctvities or tubercles in the lungs, but
merely wasting away of the larger bron-
chial tubes, and death takes place from OBJ
struction Of the bronchial tubes and air
cells of the lungs. The patient dies from
exhaustion and and suffocation, being una
BILE to expectorate the mucus which accum-
ulates in the passage leading to the lungs,
which in some cases is sticky aud small in
quantity but more commonly cOpious, Of a
light straw or yellowish green. Oftentimes
streaks of blood make their appearance in
the mucus and at times there is disagree
abe smell, Persons thus afflicted are very
liable to take cold at which time the nucus
becomes clear and frothy and is rot uncom-
iaonly the case that the patient dies in one
of these attacks.
Humid bronchitis (from humere. to be
mois) is so called from the profuse quanti-
ty of watery secretiOns which comes from
the air passages of the lungs. At times it
becomes quite ropy. like the white of an
egg. This form of disease usually attacks
Dry bronchitis. This disease. the very
opposite OF the above, is very common
affection. Very many people who regard
themselves rs quite healthy are to day un-
der its influence, and are slowly but surely
becoming the victims OF this treacherous
complaint. This is the most insidious of all
pulmonary diseases. There may at first be
a slight hacking cough. and an expeectora-
tion of blush white mucus. And herein
lies the danger. This mucus inhabiting the
air cells of the lupgs, being difficult to
raise, after 1t becomes solidified, perma-
nently obstructing portions OF the lungs.
of oppression on the chest, particularly af-
ter meals or a slight exertion. After time
the cough becomes more severe and comes
on in .paroxysms, and as the shortness of
character of asthma. The mucus men,
brane also becomes more and more thick
ened, which arises from the frequent fresh
cold, and the patient at last becomes fully
aware of the terrible changes that have ta-
ken place, and the inevitable results that
are sure to follow.
Inhalation is the only system which will
cure these diseases and yet the treatment
Of the two forms are entirely different In
the one we must ailay the irritation, while
In the other we must stimulate healthy
action.
This will convince us of the necessity of
fully understanding the system of medicat-
cd inhalations in the treatment of the vari-
ous diseases OF the pulmonary organs, for
when properly applied there is no system
)f medicine to be compared to it.
Persons desiring treatment by this system
II practice can use the remedy at home as
veil as at our office. and which will cause
10 Inconvenience Or hindrance to business
whatever.
l have seen so many of these cases cured
hat do not consider any case hopeless un-
ess the disease had advanced to the chest
nd that both lungs are ser ously involved.
wen then the limitations aid us in dissolv-
ng the mucns and in contracting and heal
ng the cavities, which nothing else can do
nth the same success.
The very best references from those al
eady cured.